Seattle / Wallingford Sights

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• QFC Supermarket. The thing to see here is the gigantic blue neon sign proclaiming the neighborhood's name. It originally said "FOOD GIANT", the name of the store, but after it was bought by the QFC chain, it was slated to be removed. The neighborhood fought to keep it, and it has now become (perhaps for lack of anything grander) the local landmark.

• Gas Works Park, or "Gasworks", as locals call it, prominently features the rusting, hulking remains of the city's old gasworks piping and machinery -- as well as a solitary bump of a hill offering the ideal spot for kite flying and views across the lake of sailboats, float planes landing, and downtown Seattle at sunset.

• Tai Chi, On most Sunday mornings, groups of people practice tai chi or assorted other martial arts in the Southeast quadrant of the Meridian park. www.seattle.gov/parks/parkspaces/MeridianPlayground/picnics.htm, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N

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• Introduction to Wallingford
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• Wallingford Money and Shopping
• Eating in Wallingford
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• Drinking in Wallingford

• www.seattle.gov/parks/parkspaces/MeridianPlayground/picnics.htm